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San Jose Sharks 2, Vegas Golden Knights 7 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: San Jose Sharks 2, Vegas Golden Knights 7. Shots on goal: SJS 23, VGK 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 SJS 0-5 VGK; P2 SJS 1-1 VGK; P3 SJS 1-1 VGK.

Scoring plays: P1 01:46 Brett Howden (assists: Braeden Bowman, Reilly Smith) to make it SJS 0-1 VGK; P1 09:07 Mitch Marner (assists: Noah Hanifin, Pavel Dorofeyev) to make it SJS 0-2 VGK; P1 11:37 Colton Sissons (assists: Keegan Kolesar, Brandon Saad) to make it SJS 0-3 VGK; P1 14:57 Tomas Hertl (assists: Pavel Dorofeyev) to make it SJS 0-4 VGK; P1 18:34 Mark Stone (assists: Ivan Barbashev, Kaedan Korczak) to make it SJS 0-5 VGK; P2 06:49 Macklin Celebrini (assists: Tyler Toffoli) to make it SJS 1-5 VGK; P2 18:50 Reilly Smith (assists: Kaedan Korczak, Braeden Bowman) to make it SJS 1-6 VGK; P3 05:22 Mitch Marner (assists: Mark Stone, Ivan Barbashev) to make it SJS 1-7 VGK; P3 08:04 Collin Graf (assists: Tyler Toffoli, Alexander Wennberg) to make it SJS 2-7 VGK. Top skaters: Mitch Marner (VGK) 2 G, 0 A; Reilly Smith (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Mark Stone (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Tyler Toffoli (SJS) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Nedeljkovic (SJS) 7 saves on 10; Carter Hart (VGK) 21 saves on 23, decision W; Yaroslav Askarov (SJS) 12 saves on 16, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Mitch Marner
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 16:53 TOI
Goals · VGK
Mark Stone
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 15:48 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Carter Hart
21 saves on 23 shots (.913) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

SJS 0 largest lead Never led
VGK 6 largest lead P3 5:22 (SJS 1, VGK 7) · 5-0 run, P1 1:46–P1 18:34
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 1:46 Brett Howden (Braeden Bowman, Reilly Smith) VGK · snap shot · SJS 0, VGK 1
  • P1 9:07 Mitch Marner (Noah Hanifin, Pavel Dorofeyev) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · SJS 0, VGK 2
  • P1 11:37 Colton Sissons (Keegan Kolesar, Brandon Saad) VGK · wrist shot · SJS 0, VGK 3
  • P1 14:57 Tomas Hertl (Pavel Dorofeyev) VGK · snap shot · SJS 0, VGK 4
  • P1 18:34 Mark Stone (Ivan Barbashev, Kaedan Korczak) VGK · backhand shot · SJS 0, VGK 5
  • P2 6:49 Macklin Celebrini (Tyler Toffoli) SJS · snap shot · SJS 1, VGK 5
  • P2 18:50 Reilly Smith (Kaedan Korczak, Braeden Bowman) VGK · slap shot · SJS 1, VGK 6
  • P3 5:22 Mitch Marner (Mark Stone, Ivan Barbashev) VGK · wrist shot · SJS 1, VGK 7
  • P3 8:04 Collin Graf (Tyler Toffoli, Alexander Wennberg) SJS · wrist shot · SJS 2, VGK 7

Linescore

123 T
SJS 011 2
VGK 511 7

Shots on goal: SJS 23, VGK 26

Biggest Period

The Vegas Golden Knights scored 5 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

SJSVGK
23Shots on goal26
41Shot attempts51
30Faceoff wins27
25Hits13
6Blocked shots9
0Power-play goals1
6Takeaways6
14Giveaways17
8Penalty minutes4
73.1%Save %91.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS541423
VGK175426

🎯 Shot Map

San Jose Sharks2 G · 35 attempts
Mario Ferraro: saved (slap)Tyler Toffoli: missed the netWilliam Eklund: saved (snap)Shakir Mukhamadullin: saved (wrist)John Klingberg: saved (wrist)Dmitry Orlov: saved (wrist)Alexander Wennberg: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: missed the netMacklin Celebrini: goal (snap)Barclay Goodrow: saved (snap)John Klingberg: missed the netIgor Chernyshov: saved (snap)William Eklund: saved (wrist)William Eklund: saved (wrist)Ty Dellandrea: missed the netIgor Chernyshov: saved (wrist)William Eklund: missed the netWilliam Eklund: saved (wrist)William Eklund: saved (snap)John Klingberg: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: missed the netIgor Chernyshov: missed the netTyler Toffoli: saved (slap)Collin Graf: goal (wrist)Barclay Goodrow: saved (wrist)John Klingberg: saved (wrist)Jeff Skinner: missed the netTy Dellandrea: missed the netJeff Skinner: missed the netEthan Cardwell: missed the netShakir Mukhamadullin: saved (slap)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: missed the netEthan Cardwell: saved (wrist)Zack Ostapchuk: saved (backhand)
  • 2Goals6% of attempts
  • 21Saved60% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net34% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights7 G · 42 attempts
Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: missed the netBrett Howden: goal (snap)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netBrandon Saad: saved (tip-in)Keegan Kolesar: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (wrist)Ben Hutton: saved (slap)Colton Sissons: saved (backhand)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: goal (wrist)Brett Howden: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netKeegan Kolesar: saved (backhand)Colton Sissons: goal (wrist)Noah Hanifin: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (tip-in)Alexander Holtz: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Jeremy Lauzon: missed the netTomas Hertl: goal (snap)Mark Stone: goal (backhand)Zach Whitecloud: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netMark Stone: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (backhand)Tomas Hertl: saved (snap)Zach Whitecloud: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: goal (slap)Colton Sissons: missed the netNoah Hanifin: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: goal (wrist)Brett Howden: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (snap)Mitch Marner: saved (snap)
  • 7Goals17% of attempts
  • 19Saved45% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net38% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

SJS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tyler Toffoli C 022010015:24
Macklin Celebrini C 101020120:04
Collin Graf R 101+111017:26
Alexander Wennberg C 011-112117:38
Dmitry Orlov D 000-214221:22
Mario Ferraro D 000-210020:44
Shakir Mukhamadullin D 000-220020:02
John Klingberg D 000-131019:58
Nick Leddy D 000-100019:46
William Eklund L 000-151119:09
Sam Dickinson D 000000018:22
Igor Chernyshov L 000021116:50
Barclay Goodrow C 000022013:37
Ty Dellandrea C 000-302011:38
Ryan Reaves R 000005011:20
Zack Ostapchuk C 000015010:41
Ethan Cardwell R 000-410009:48
Jeff Skinner L 000-401009:02
SJS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic — 71070.0345:03
Yaroslav Askarov L 121675.0414:57
VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mitch Marner R 202+251016:53
Mark Stone R 112+220015:48
Reilly Smith R 112+210013:56
Kaedan Korczak D 022+101120:19
Pavel Dorofeyev R 022050017:26
Braeden Bowman R 022+200112:31
Ivan Barbashev L 022+200111:34
Tomas Hertl C 101-130017:52
Brett Howden C 101+211015:47
Colton Sissons C 101+131013:03
Noah Hanifin D 011+201121:23
Brandon Saad L 011010014:19
Keegan Kolesar R 011021014:16
Ben Hutton D 000+110120:29
Jeremy Lauzon D 000+214319:26
Alexander Holtz R 000010018:13
Zach Whitecloud D 000+102017:30
Brayden McNabb D 000+101117:15
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carter Hart W 212391.3260:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series SJS 0 – 3 VGK
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